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FZUS61 KBUF 310849
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
349 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Ontario

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

.SYNOPSIS...A 29.6 inch low over the Ohio Valley will track off
the southern New England coast by this evening. A 30.5 inch high
will then build from northwest Ontario province tonight to the
lower Great Lakes Saturday night, then off the New England coast
by late Sunday. A 29.5 inch low is then forecast to track from
just north of Lake Superior Sunday night to southern Quebec
Monday, then to the Canadian Maritimes Monday night while
deepening to 29.3 inches.

LOZ062-063-311615-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Sodus Bay-
349 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain late this morning. Rain this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Rain
likely early, then a chance of rain and snow late in the evening.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast and increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. Waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Snow
and rain showers likely during the day, then rain showers likely
Sunday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ064-065-311615-
Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to the Saint Lawrence
River-
349 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Rain likely early this afternoon. Rain with a chance of
snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely with a chance
of snow early, then a chance of snow late in the evening. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. Snow
showers likely during the day, then rain and snow showers likely
Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow and
rain showers Monday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to
8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ061-311615-
MAFOR 3110/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11500 11700 11100 11116 11110 13820. Waves 1 to
3 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet tonight.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11410 11500 11200 11116 11110 13820. Waves 1 to
3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight.

$$